Single achievement

“Flowing Water”

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

The Waikato is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. The region stretches from Coromandel Peninsula in the north, to the north-eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu in the south, and spans the North Island from the west coast, through the Waikato and Hauraki to Coromandel Peninsula on the east coast. Broadly, the extent of the region is the Waikato River catchment.

The name for the region is taken from the Waikato River; waikato is a Māori word traditionally translated as "flowing water".

Before the arrival of Europeans, the Waikato contained the third most densely populated part of New Zealand, after Northland/Auckland and the Bay of Plenty. The Waikato rohe (area) was inhabited by iwi (tribes) such as those of the Tainui confederation, including Waikato and Ngāti Toa who conquered the native inhabitants about 1450 according to Tainui historians, finally destroying them at a battle at Aratiatia. Between about 1750 and 1842 the area was subject to a large number of invasions by other Māori iwi and hapu confederations and large scale population migrations took place by a number of hapu and iwi. The largest battle ever fought in New Zealand took place near Ohaupo about 1790–1805, between two competing alliances of hapu. During the latter stages of this volatile period, known as the Musket Wars (1807–1845), conflict led to a migration south to Taranaki and eventually Kapiti Island.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at NZHN, your flight distance must be further than 100 NM.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
03OCT24 1752Z NZCH NZHN Rompasta ATR ATR-72-600 (AT76) -174 ft/m 404 nm 01:54 View
27SEP24 1554Z NZGS NZHN Ron Batchelor Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -78 ft/m 138 nm 00:41 View
27SEP24 0550Z NZAA NZHN Kissa Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -221 ft/m 158 nm 00:43 View
18SEP24 2345Z NZNR NZHN Kawfee British Aerospace BAe-146-100 (B461) -307 ft/m 157 nm 00:32 View
15SEP24 0031Z NZNR NZHN Rp Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -158 ft/m 130 nm 00:16 View
02SEP24 1923Z NZGS NZHN Dan Cooper Honda HA-420 HondaJet (HDJT) -75 ft/m 166 nm 00:37 View
11AUG24 1601Z NZNP NZHN VTA113 - Alain De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (DHC6) -201 ft/m 118 nm 00:40 View
11AUG24 0002Z NZWO NZHN Krupke77 Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (ST75) -19 ft/m 126 nm 01:09 View
10AUG24 1412Z NZSD NZHN Mike Hawk Honda HA-420 HondaJet (HDJT) -62 ft/m 103 nm 00:20 View
28JUL24 2102Z NZWR NZHN Jeanette Zoetendal Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -48 ft/m 140 nm 01:07 View
28JUL24 0225Z NZWK NZHN Javier M. Diamond Twin Star (DA42) -224 ft/m 106 nm 00:45 View
24JUL24 1426Z NZWR NZHN Filipe Delgadinho ATR ATR-72-600 (AT76) -291 ft/m 162 nm 00:42 View
19JUL24 1542Z NZWR NZHN David Embraer 170/175 (E170) -26 ft/m 143 nm 00:29 View
17JUL24 0930Z NZWR NZHN VAF957 Paolo De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (DHC6) -176 ft/m 140 nm 00:56 View
15JUN24 1007Z NZWR NZHN Ernest Maillet De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (DHC6) -60 ft/m 138 nm 00:50 View
11JUN24 1615Z NZWR NZHN VAF343 Sandro Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -108 ft/m 194 nm 00:34 View
11JUN24 1127Z NZQN NZHN VAF012 Massimo Longitude TMC Medevac Fl -1373 ft/m 534 nm 01:13 View
10JUN24 1012Z NZWR NZHN Matt Hurst Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -150 ft/m 135 nm 00:27 View
10JUN24 0340Z NZNR NZHN G Campbell ATR ATR-72-600 (AT76) -242 ft/m 125 nm 00:40 View
09JUN24 1807Z NZWR NZHN Jonno Pickering Cessna Caravan (C208) -90 ft/m 179 nm 00:58 View